{"id":748,"date":"2015-09-17T13:52:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T03:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/?p=748"},"modified":"2019-08-18T00:06:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T14:06:55","slug":"fizzy-sherbet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosciencekids.com\/fizzy-sherbet\/","title":{"rendered":"Delightfully Fizzy Sherbet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Classic edible science<\/a> activity – how to make delightfully fizzy<\/a> sherbet that kids just LOVE!
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\nThe Australian government put on some really fun science events throughout the year, and being a science-loving family, we try to go to as many as we can. Just a few weeks ago, we went to Science in the Swamp<\/a> at Centennial Parklands, and had so much fun! One of the activities we missed out on however, was making sherbet. One of the friendly scientists from UNSW offered to show us, but unfortunately we’d gotten to the point of over-stimulation, and it was time to head home.<\/p>\n

“Don’t worry” I said to the kids. “I’ll look it up, and we can make our own sherbet at home.”<\/p>\n

And so we did!<\/p>\n

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Edible science activities<\/a> are a fun way to explore chemical reactions with young kids. Jewel was 5 years, 3 months<\/a> and Bumble Bee was 2 years, 11 months<\/a> here, but I think you could try this activity with almost any age group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Our sherbet recipe is an adaptation from this recipe<\/a> on the CSIRO website (which is a great site by the way, with loads of fun DIY science ideas).<\/p>\n

And I’m pleased to say that this sherbet really fizzes! And it’s really yummy! And did I mention that it’s a really easy activity that takes less than ten minutes<\/a> from start to finish? That’s worth three ticks right there. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Fun Science Fact<\/h3>\n

The ‘fizzing sensation’ of sherbet is formed by an acid-base chemical reaction between citric acid and baking soda (which is a base), in the presence of a liquid (which in this case, is your saliva), causing tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) that tickle your tongue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To make home-made fizzy sherbet, you will need:<\/h2>\n

(Our supplies were purchased from our local grocery store. Affiliate links*<\/sup> provided to similar products below.)<\/span><\/p>\n